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<p>I don’t actually have any real opinion on what is being debated overall on this thread, but the above question interested me.</p>
<p>I’m not convinced it is fair to assume that struggling actors are taking the moral high ground over lawyers. First of all, not all actors are working at restaurants, and not all lawyers are getting rich. Quite a few lawyers work for non-profits, for causes they genuinely believe in, and for really fairly low pay, considering the hours they work and the cost of law school.</p>
<p>But aside from all that, which is fairly obvious, I feel like there are more similarities between the two groups than you allow for. Both the struggling waiter/actor and the wealthy lawyer are making sacrifices to achieve their dreams. Yet, you only seem to see this in the case of the actor. The lawyer is PERHAPS doing work that he or she is less satisfied with, in order to have the ability to do other things (send the kids to sleep away camp, travel the world, buy fancy clothes, provide expensive care for an ailing family member, etc.) that he or she finds meaningful. Few people are lucky enough to be able to do work that they love, have the family and personal life that they imagine, and have enough resources to be satisfied. Everyone has to make some sacrifices somewhere.</p>
<p>And, do what you want, make the sacrifices where you see fit. But, it’s not cool to criticize others choices before you know why they are making them.</p>